Yevonde's innovative colour work in the 1930s shook up the world of portrait photography.
Yevonde Middleton (1893-1975)
Tag: suffragette
Women against the vote
The pro-suffrage movement gets plenty of coverage but a surprising. number of women were anti-suffrage: what is their story?
Caroline Haslett (1895-1957)
Caroline Haslett believed in the equality of status and opportunity for women at work, particularly in the field of engineering. What would she think of the progress made to date?
Christina Broom (1862-1939)
Christina Broom took to the streets with her camera and created a vital record of Edwardian London.
Laura Annie Willson (1877-1942)
Laura Annie Willson: suffragette, house builder, engineer and the original northern powerhouse.
Margaret, Lady Rhondda (1883-1958)
Viscountess Rhondda was in an unusually influential position in the first half of the century and used her power for good.
Beatrice Gordon Holmes (1884-1951)
Beatrice Gordon Holmes was a self-made millionaire and quite a girl.
Elspeth Phelps (1876-1968)
Elspeth Phelps may be largely forgotten now but she had a knack for making news
Women Who Meant Business 